Author Archives: onesanevoice

MINI Me

Posted on April 29, 2011 by onesanevoice

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post entitled Boy Rides, in which I waxed poetic on the subject of male automobile fervor versus female ambivalence.  Women, I wrote, only care about cars as a way of getting from here … Continue reading →

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A Touch of Gas

Posted on April 24, 2011 by onesanevoice

Two weeks ago I gave Son a lift to the airport on his way out to California to be with Girlfriend’s family for Passover.  Before we left his house, he took me down to the basement to show me the … Continue reading →

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Taking the MacLeap

Posted on April 20, 2011 by onesanevoice

I am a lifelong Windows person, despite the clever TV spots about the stylish Mac guy vs the pathetic PC dude.  Daughter has also done what she could to sway me over from the dark side of GatesWorld to the … Continue reading →

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There was no baby

Posted on April 14, 2011 by onesanevoice

Communication between the sexes is a subject that has inspired hundreds of talk shows and thousands of books.  Men and women are just undeniably different in the ways they impart information and take it in.  Nowhere is that fact more … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Rheeform

Posted on April 9, 2011 by onesanevoice

If the public education system isn’t always on the minds of the American people, it should be.  In the most basic terms, it is the institution that prepares our young people for the future, and their future is our country’s … Continue reading →

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That would be telling

Posted on April 4, 2011 by onesanevoice

We recently returned from our trip to Tucson, and I visited my fitness trainer today for the first time in over two weeks since she and her husband went on vacation right after we got back.  Faith and I compared our various … Continue reading →

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1,000 First Dates

Posted on March 29, 2011 by onesanevoice

My late mother was a smart woman with an endearingly ditzy side.  A lifelong voluptuous blonde, she always used to say “You have to be smart to act dumb,” which was probably a direct quote from a Marilyn Monroe movie … Continue reading →

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Change of Scenery

Posted on March 23, 2011 by onesanevoice

I can tell we’re on vacation because of three things: 1.  There are cactus outside. 2.  The clock says 6:30 am but my body says 9:30. 3.  I ate a York Peppermint Patty on a balcony watching the sun come … Continue reading →

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Truth in Advertising

Posted on March 17, 2011 by onesanevoice

Husband and I were both born under the sign of Taurus, which means we also share a daily horoscope, something I read aloud at breakfast if it seems particularly relevant.  If horoscopes can ever be classified as relevant.  Today’s words … Continue reading →

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Silent Company

Posted on March 9, 2011 by onesanevoice

Writing is by nature a solitary and romanticized venture, making it no wonder that writers who fill the void of isolation with excessive alcohol are given a poetic pass by society at large.  That is, until their children get old … Continue reading →

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